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lauren ?imenty is live in new york with the business beat. good morning to you. >> wisdom, good morning. >> how are you doing? >> great. how are you? >> good. give us an update on the markets before we get into the other stories. >> futures are up 30 points for the do you. -- lauren simonetti is live in new york with the business beat. >> earnings season just started to the fourth quarter. however, we are off to a better start than many people would have expected. that is fueling this growth. china had good trade numbers out today and we are back in the plus column. >>> it turns out the board of aig decided not to join a shareholder lawsuit against the u.s. >> you are not being sued. >> good. >> they got a $182 billion bailout from us, the u.s. government and the taxpayer. they did pay it back. however, the former ceo of aig was heading a lawsuit that claimed that aig should join in the suit because the shareholders weren't properly compensated bit terms of that bailout. well, after the board met to discuss this last night, they decided to no
lauren ?imenty is live in new york with the business beat. good morning to you. >> wisdom, good morning. >> how are you doing? >> great. how are you? >> good. give us an update on the markets before we get into the other stories. >> futures are up 30 points for the do you. -- lauren simonetti is live in new york with the business beat. >> earnings season just started to the fourth quarter. however, we are off to a better start than many people would have...
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lauren simonetti, good morning to you, lauren. >> happy friday. >> completely flat. we are on watch and wait and figure out what the jobs report is going to be in two hours from now. so we have these flat markets. but coming to me, you said will we end in the week in the plus column? the dow is up 3.5% this week. nasdaq is up almost 5%. we did fall back a little bit yesterday because of some fed talk about stimulus, et cetera. but for the week, phenomenal. >> let's talk about this jobs report. this is going to be a big news coming out today as far as the jobs report is concerned. >> so we get the numbers for the month of december. how many workers were hired and were companies with the fiscal cliff talk around us willing to take on risk by hiring a new worker. the expectation is that 150,000 jobs were created and that is essentially in line with the average for every single month in the year 2012 which, at this point, is below the job gains that he with saw in 2011. so we get the number in two hours and meantime the unemployment rate is expected to stay at 7.7%. but
lauren simonetti, good morning to you, lauren. >> happy friday. >> completely flat. we are on watch and wait and figure out what the jobs report is going to be in two hours from now. so we have these flat markets. but coming to me, you said will we end in the week in the plus column? the dow is up 3.5% this week. nasdaq is up almost 5%. we did fall back a little bit yesterday because of some fed talk about stimulus, et cetera. but for the week, phenomenal. >> let's talk about...
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lauren simonetti with fox business work is live. good morning tou, lauren. i haven't seen you since last year. >>reporter: oh, yes, it's been a while. good morning. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. let's talk about how the markets did respond to this news. >>reporter: brace yourself, wisdom, i have so much good news for you, i don't think you're going to be able to contain yourself. so monday, that was our last day of the old year. it was the best last day in history. dow up 166 points, up more than 7% for 2012. that's behind us now. but as january goes, so goes the year. guess what the dow is up right now, 185 points. we are going to have a big bounce at the open on this first trading day of 2013, and the reason is that the fiscal cliff deal has been made, for the most part. we do still have some problems ahead, but many investors definitely breathing a sigh of relief, not just here in the u.s., but around the world. >>> that is some good news to start off the new year. so we're glad to hear about that. >>reporter: yeah. >> let's talk about some of
lauren simonetti with fox business work is live. good morning tou, lauren. i haven't seen you since last year. >>reporter: oh, yes, it's been a while. good morning. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. let's talk about how the markets did respond to this news. >>reporter: brace yourself, wisdom, i have so much good news for you, i don't think you're going to be able to contain yourself. so monday, that was our last day of the old year. it was the best last day in history....
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our lauren demarco is down there this morning. she will be live at freedom plaza. >> we will run down the president's morning. we want to get you caught up on the inauguration day weather and the commute if you are heading downtown. let's start with the weather. turn is back in the studio with that. and tucker, it is a day to wear layers upon layers. it is cold. >> if you think air done, put another layer on. then you're done. it is not as bad as it was four years ago when temperatures only got in the upper 20s. ments a typical january day. it is chilly out there no doubt about it. later this afternoon, we should briefly top out in the low to mid-40s and then the real cold stuff arrives later this afternoon and tonight. look out tonight. our temperature will fall back into the teens and low 20s. 33 at reagan national. 17 at binghamton. check out chicago at 13. detroit at 18. that is where our arctic boundary is, just north of those cities. it will be headed to the south and east very quick toward the washington area later this aft
our lauren demarco is down there this morning. she will be live at freedom plaza. >> we will run down the president's morning. we want to get you caught up on the inauguration day weather and the commute if you are heading downtown. let's start with the weather. turn is back in the studio with that. and tucker, it is a day to wear layers upon layers. it is cold. >> if you think air done, put another layer on. then you're done. it is not as bad as it was four years ago when...
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snow on lauren davies' deck in leonardtown. you can see the snow building up there on the grill. >> it is beautiful. at i very light airy snow. you can almost take a broom to it. do one of those. the heavy snow has been tower south. we just a a picture in leonardtown, st. mary's county, parts of charles county in virginia. between 2 and 3 inches. for the rest of us, about an inch. the things are winding down right now. i don't think we'll see a lot more. all right. it has been beautiful. let's do radar. we'll start with that. we'll show you it is still falling here for parts of the area. area. all of this has pushed south on the southern side of the beltway pushing down towards dale city and pushing down towards la plata. most of the banding that has given us the snow accumulations have pushed off to the south and east. i think we'll see generally cloudy skies here during the morning hours. we should see some sunshine during the afternoon. it will not warm up a lot. high temperatures will only be in the upper 20s. so if you wan
snow on lauren davies' deck in leonardtown. you can see the snow building up there on the grill. >> it is beautiful. at i very light airy snow. you can almost take a broom to it. do one of those. the heavy snow has been tower south. we just a a picture in leonardtown, st. mary's county, parts of charles county in virginia. between 2 and 3 inches. for the rest of us, about an inch. the things are winding down right now. i don't think we'll see a lot more. all right. it has been beautiful....
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lauren ?imenty is live in new york with today's business beat. >> good morning. >> the markets are on a role. -- lawyeren simonetti similar net -- lauren simonetti is live in new york. >> when it is being discussed on main street and widely expected, you have to wonder maybe this is the time to get out of market. maybe it is overbought. nonetheless, is signs there are that there are pockets of recovery, particularly in the housing market. and the reports have been pretty good for the most part. so futures are flat this morning. we have a lot of events on tap today. a decision by the federal reserve, nothing really expected there. we'll get the first read on how fast or slow the economy extended in the final three months of last year plus earning from boeing in about an hour from now as well as facebook after the bell. >> blackberry, they are trying to stay alive andery invent themselves. what is the latest thing with them? >> it all comes down to blackberry 10. that is the new operating system
lauren ?imenty is live in new york with today's business beat. >> good morning. >> the markets are on a role. -- lawyeren simonetti similar net -- lauren simonetti is live in new york. >> when it is being discussed on main street and widely expected, you have to wonder maybe this is the time to get out of market. maybe it is overbought. nonetheless, is signs there are that there are pockets of recovery, particularly in the housing market. and the reports have been pretty good...
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lauren, thank you so much. we'll check in with you tomorrow. >>> coming up, out with the old, in with the new. we have a live report from capitol hill coming up. we'll hear from redskins rookie running back alfred morris and show you what rg iii did during his coach's press conference yesterday that even had the coach cracking a smile. >>> check these two out. they're cute. their picture simply titled twins skins fans. and we want to see your redskins spirit as. we we are asking fans to emmail their pictures and videos to redskins at wttg.com and we may most them live here on the air. we'll be right back. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visi
lauren, thank you so much. we'll check in with you tomorrow. >>> coming up, out with the old, in with the new. we have a live report from capitol hill coming up. we'll hear from redskins rookie running back alfred morris and show you what rg iii did during his coach's press conference yesterday that even had the coach cracking a smile. >>> check these two out. they're cute. their picture simply titled twins skins fans. and we want to see your redskins spirit as. we we are...
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. >> lauren demarco is live with another look at the road treps. good morning. >> good morning. it is so cold that maryland state highway is not pretreating the roads with salt this morning because of concerns about potential freezing. now, yesterday, when we saw that snow about 8:30 in the morning, we had several accidents along i-59 in virginia. one involved a state trooper. another involved a v-d.o.t. patrol crew member. both of those folks are okay. they suffered nonlife- threatening injuries. it just goes to show, it can be very dangerous out there and the snow expected today for the affect commute. so crews will be monitoring the area. we've got a live look right now at the roads on 95 in virginia at the mixing bowl. nice and clear. no issues for you right now but again, those roads not being pretreated at this point. we want to be very careful as you head out there this morning. and continuing into the afternoon, prepare ahead of time as julie has been saying. make sure you have a fuel tank of gas, windshield wiper fluid and you have that ice scaper and that your cell pho
. >> lauren demarco is live with another look at the road treps. good morning. >> good morning. it is so cold that maryland state highway is not pretreating the roads with salt this morning because of concerns about potential freezing. now, yesterday, when we saw that snow about 8:30 in the morning, we had several accidents along i-59 in virginia. one involved a state trooper. another involved a v-d.o.t. patrol crew member. both of those folks are okay. they suffered nonlife-...
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lauren simonetti is live with this morning's business beat. happy friday to you. >> happy friday. we made it. >> let's talk about the markets. the stock rallied on thursday. >> partying like it is 2007. take a look at the s&p 500 t closed at its highest level in five years, 1481. if you tax alook at the dow, it did hit a five-year high, fail to close there. off by just 14 points. so the market is on fire. you have to ask yourself are we optimistic or just plain old stupid inform you look at the economy, no one feels like it is as good as the stock market is doing. >> i really would love to be able to go to an atm if i was out shopping. and get maybe $5 or $7. >> they are opening up thousands atms across the nation that will dispense $1 and $5 bills, some even giving you coins. you know, you need $45, right but the atm will only let you take out $60. that is a big deal for a lot of people. they might overdraw. so paying a fee is worth it to them. they get to take utah their $4 a5 for a price of $48 and save $12. >> any time you can save a dime, you are in good shape. >> see you bac
lauren simonetti is live with this morning's business beat. happy friday to you. >> happy friday. we made it. >> let's talk about the markets. the stock rallied on thursday. >> partying like it is 2007. take a look at the s&p 500 t closed at its highest level in five years, 1481. if you tax alook at the dow, it did hit a five-year high, fail to close there. off by just 14 points. so the market is on fire. you have to ask yourself are we optimistic or just plain old stupid...
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lauren simonetti is live with these stories. first, we'll talk about the market. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so let's start off talking about the markets before we get to these other fascinating stories. we always keep youent it be ad. yesterday was the biggest drop for the s&p all year. age down six points. still above 1500. we like that level but it was down and it is down again this morning. so is rest of the market i call it the fourth quarter fizzle. gdp at the end of last year contracted unexpectedly. the first shrinkage since the summer of 2009. about these things, the fed says, all right, well, the weather was bad. we had a storm and everything else so these are some of of the reasons why the economy is slowing down just a little bit. >> all right. that is some good information. let's talk about this blackberry makeover real quick. explain what is going on now with blackberry. >> research in motion, the company that was the name of company, they make the blackberry and now they are called blackberry. this is one of the products. it is touch sc
lauren simonetti is live with these stories. first, we'll talk about the market. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so let's start off talking about the markets before we get to these other fascinating stories. we always keep youent it be ad. yesterday was the biggest drop for the s&p all year. age down six points. still above 1500. we like that level but it was down and it is down again this morning. so is rest of the market i call it the fourth quarter fizzle. gdp at the...
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lauren similar sunsety is live in new york with the business beat. good morning to you. >> good morning. i'm the only person who spends nothing on the super bowl. >> you are one of two then because air just like me. >> oh. all right. good. >> let's start off talking about the markets. a bit of a hiccup on the markets that you are going to talk about this morning. >> coming down from those five- year highs for the dow and s&p. we are looking at streaks of saturday straight days, six straight days for the major averages. all of that ended yesterday and ending once again this morning. futures are pointing to a lower open indied. the fed meets. two-day meeting starts today. we get a report on the housing market and consumer confidence. >> back to the super bowl spending. you and i don't spend any money but apparently it is big business because everybody else spends lots of money. over $12 billion? >> that works out to be $68- point # 4 each according to the national retail federation. more than last year. so what are we spending on? well, chicken wings w
lauren similar sunsety is live in new york with the business beat. good morning to you. >> good morning. i'm the only person who spends nothing on the super bowl. >> you are one of two then because air just like me. >> oh. all right. good. >> let's start off talking about the markets. a bit of a hiccup on the markets that you are going to talk about this morning. >> coming down from those five- year highs for the dow and s&p. we are looking at streaks of...